For a moment, Liz's eyes became colder and colder.
As the one who had been given full authority, if Huai Shi bypassed her and directly reached an agreement with Izzy, no matter what the outcome was, her position would probably be very awkward.
The simplest thing was that it was difficult to get rid of the label of "incompetence".
Even if Izzy Hector was her uncle and would not embarrass her, who knew what her uncle would do when he lost his mind?
After all, Mamakirya was very indulgent of her high priestess.
The noble goddess, who was known as the Doting Mother, liked to raise the children she liked the most. She could be said to be a crazy person. And those who were valued by her, without exception, were almost all rare heroes and villains that were hard to come by in a hundred years. Otherwise, there would not be a weirdo like Izzy.
What was worse was that what if, what if, what if … Mamakirya felt that Huai Shi had a "promising future" and wanted to train him?
When this adoptive mother of the American genealogy sided with an outsider, all the children would be a little overwhelmed.
Liz frowned and asked solemnly, "Are you threatening me, Huai Shi?"
"You know, I've always respected you … Okay, sorry, I can understand your unpleasant impression of me. In fact, I really want to apologize to you, and it's not a problem to retreat.
But it's a pity that I'm not the only one. "
Huai Shi raised his hands in surrender, thought for a moment, and proposed seriously, "How about this? I've decided to increase the loan amount from the Bank of America for the second phase of Danbo's construction, and I'll give priority to your Rongguan Group during the bidding. How about that? I've been wanting to build a luxury hotel in the city center for a long time. "
"Is this your price?"
Liz could not help but laugh.
Perhaps this might be a huge etiquette for ordinary people, but for the American genealogy, it was not worth mentioning at all!
"Not for the American genealogy, just for you."
Huai Shi replied solemnly, "No matter what you think, I think I have to apologize to you before we officially start. You can accept it. Well, the old debt between you and me will be settled separately. How about it?"
Liz was stunned.
"Wow, your name is in my city? Sounds great! "
Outside the negotiation table, the hidden projection of the feathered serpent chuckled softly. She lamented to Russell beside her, "Where did he learn such an extravagant way of apologizing?"
"I didn't teach him that."
White Bear, who was holding a beer, shrugged innocently. "It's probably the nature of scumbags. I learned it all by myself."
"But it was done beautifully, wasn't it?"
Feathered Snake clicked her tongue and sighed. "After he expressed his stance, he seized his opponent's weakness to test the pressure. At the same time, he took the initiative to make up for it to prevent his opponent from using it as a pretext to make a fuss … If I were a normal girl, I would forgive him even if he cheated on me behind my back, haha."
"Don't look at everyone like a schemer, okay?" Russell sighed. "I think he might just want to apologize."
"That's the trickiest part, Russell."
Feathered Snake shook her head and lamented, "If it was just a simple trick or a negotiation strategy, who would be easily moved by someone with a firm stance?
But it's this kind of undisguised kindness and sincerity that makes people feel afraid … It's like the kind of person who is very good to everyone and is very gentle to everyone. He clearly doesn't do it on purpose, but he will give people the illusion that he is special. "
Such pure kindness, such a sincere attitude, coupled with such a terrifying charisma, from a certain point of view, it was simply dangerous to the extreme.
For people who were experienced in the ways of the world, indifferent attitudes and vicious conspiracies were not rare. In this cold world, this was the norm.
Therefore, everyone was used to haggling over the smallest details and scheming against each other.
And that kind of kindness was like a strong poison. It would make people unknowingly let down their guard and easily open the sealed door, making them fall into a passive state.
Even if it could not solve the problem fundamentally.
But there were many things that could be discussed once the discussion started …
Letting Liz preside over the negotiation was precisely the most disadvantageous thing for her!
The more familiar people were with Huai Shi, the more they should be able to understand the nature of this guy. Anyone who had never dealt with Huai Shi before would probably not fall for his tricks.
"You're also a bad guy." Russell glanced at her from the corner of his eyes.
"We're the same, aren't we?"
Feathered Snake shook her head indifferently, "I just threw the work of American genealogy to my subordinates, but you bet the debut of Celestial genealogy on the students. In terms of courage, I'm not as good as you — "
"Why would a rich man with a big business compete with a poor homeless man in courage?"
Russell chuckled softly and looked at the negotiation table, "Since the chips have been placed, it's up to the children next. Whether it succeeds or not, we can always look forward to the future, right? "
"The future."
Feathered Snake sighed softly and said no more.
On the negotiation table, Huai Shi probed again, "Now it seems that we can start the next stage of the negotiation?"
"What? Are you going to name your price and promise your conditions? "
Liz seemed to have already understood the process that Russell taught her and was not moved, "What price do you have to make the American genealogy waver, Huai Shi, don't overestimate yourself."
"Don't worry, I always know what I'm worth."
Huai Shi smiled and suddenly asked, "I heard that the Ivy League seems to be working on something called the 'Solar Ephemeris' these years?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire vault was dead silent.
Not only Huai Shi, but even Douglas felt the chill from Liz's body and that faintly discernible … killing intent!
The old man in the wheelchair suddenly changed his expression.
His heart twitched.
He looked at Huai Shi with exceptionally shocked and angry eyes.
Even if he did not know what the 'Solar Ephemeris' was, it was obviously involved in an important project of the American genealogy. It was definitely a secret of secrets!
It was obvious that what Huai Shi said was not something that fence-sitters like them could hear.
Talking about this in front of them was tantamount to putting a knife to their necks. No matter what the consequences were, they were afraid that all of them would have to pay a heavy price.
Do you people from the Celestial genealogy have no morals at all!
He said with a trembling voice, "Your Highness, I, request to withdraw …"
"There's no need, Mr. Douglas."
Liz glanced at him and said expressionlessly, "Later, just cooperate with the Ivy League to do a memory screening. I only hope that you know how precious my pity is."
It was true that as Huai Shi said, the [Solar Ephemeris] was a huge project that the Ivy League had been slowly carrying out in secret over the years. In essence, it involved a major secret of the American genealogy and a huge exploration of future strategic plans.
It was impossible to make such a huge project completely airtight, but rumors were only limited to the top of the P5 and the high-level members of the Astronomy Association.
Just like the location of the Dragon Vein in Dongxia, the location of the Holy Coffin in the Russian Federation, the land of the wolf's blood in Rome, and the secret tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs … Not to mention knowing the content, if one was not qualified enough, even hearing the name would be sentenced to life imprisonment or even physical destruction.
In this regard, the smiling guy on the opposite side was completely clear.
He simply didn't like this old man and wanted to torment them a little.
But Liz did not intend to let him have his way.
"Huai Shi, I admire the Ivory Tower's intelligence channels, but this is not something that can be casually discussed." Liz warned word by word, "You have to understand what you are saying."
"Then let's talk about something that can be said."
Huai Shi propped up his chin and happily changed the topic, "For example, the Immortal Machine that you took away from the Twilight Village?"
He had personally participated in the entire process of the Twilight Village's closure.
How could he not know what the Ivy League had done and what they had taken away? It was just that after destroying the Eternal Core, he was too lazy to pursue those details.
Moreover, he was not worried that the Ivy League would abuse such technology.
Behind the American genealogy stood one and a half living gods. God knew how many hells belonged to them in the dark. Mutants, which could be seen everywhere, did not have any psychological pressure to consume them.
Only an idiot would experiment on a living person.
In this regard, he had already inferred after communicating with the Grand Master Mikhail. The Ivy League most likely wanted to crack these technologies and apply them on the Solar Ephemeris.
But the Grand Master was also confused about the Solar Ephemeris. He only guessed based on the clues over a long period of time that it was most likely a strategic hell weapon of the American genealogy.
If it could be combined with an energy device like the Immortal Machine, it would certainly be of great benefit, right?
"Don't worry, I'm not interested in that kind of thing, and I don't intend to get it back from the Americans. Don't look at me like this, there are still people in the Continuation Academy who owe me a favor."
Huai Shi knocked on the table and continued, "But you must have a headache, right? There's no progress in reverse cracking or anything.
Although the art of forging and alchemy are of the same level, the Immortal Machine is highly linked to the Eternal Core, and it's not so easy to deal with. "
When he smiled, his expression was particularly gloating.
As the only Forger in the present realm, Huai Shi knew all too well!
The Immortal Machine was indeed unable to bring true immortality. It only transformed the user into an eternity of suffering, unable to escape from the sludge.
But in essence, this was the technology of turning a solidified soul into a source battery. It was a renewable and pollution-free energy source … It definitely involved more than the technology of one Forger King.
Not to mention how difficult it was to reproduce all this without the cooperation of the Sunmaker.
"It's been so long. How much have you grasped?" Huai Shi guessed. "Ten percent? Twenty? No, with the Ivy League's technical ability, it should be about seventy percent, right? "
He paused for a moment and said solemnly, "Please tell the researchers that they've reached the limits of alchemy's simulation and understanding so quickly. As expected of the Ivy League.
Unfortunately, the next step is not in the field of alchemy … "
That was the great crystallization of the Forgers!
It would not be easy to replicate it.
Liz retorted indifferently. "We can solve it."
"Yes, definitely. Nothing in the world is difficult. I'm afraid it's cost-effective. But are you willing to invest so many resources to gamble on the results?
In fact, as long as there's a Grand Master in the right field, it's not a problem at all. But which Grand Master would be willing to change his research direction for this kind of thing and then spend more than forty years to study it again? "
Especially since there were two Grand Masters missing recently.
They were simply short of manpower.
No matter how big the American genealogy was, it was impossible for them to squander and use up Grand Masters like tools like the Ascendants for this kind of thing.
"So, at this time, a kind-hearted person who was passing by and happened to be the only Forger in the world made a suggestion."
Huai Shi smiled, revealing eight perfect and shining teeth. "Do you need help?"
Instantly, Douglas's expression changed, and he opened his mouth to speak.
But the invisible pressure in the air pressed down on his declining consciousness, making it difficult for him to make a sound.
Only his heart was ice-cold.
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